James V. NEELLEY
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 415463 | ||||||
AGE | 26 ans | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 9 Décembre 1918 | ||||||
STATE | Comté de Guilford NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
FAMILY |
Son of Robah Lee NEELLEY & Frances WHITELEY NEELLEY Siblings: Annie Lee, James V, James V & Robah Noel | ||||||
RANK | Captain | ||||||
FONCTION | -- | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | - | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | Juin 1941 | ||||||
REGIMENT |
47th Infantry Regiment “The Raiders” | ||||||
DIVISION | 9th Infantry Division | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 10 aout 1944 | ||||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Sector Perriers-en-Beauficel , MANCHE | ||||||
CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY de St James | ||||||
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STORY | |||||||
The August 31, 1944 edition of the Greensboro Record included: Capt. Neelley Dies In Action - Greensboro Man Won Honors For Bravery - Capt. James V. Neelley, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Neelley, 715 Douglas street, was killed in action in France August 10, according to word received by his parents August 30 from the war department. Capt. Neelley graduated from Greensboro high school in 1937 and entered State college in Raleigh the following fall. In June 1941 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and also received his commission as second lieutenant. He was a member of Lamda Chi Alpha fraternity and served a term as an officer of that organization. He entered active service in June 1941 and was stationed at Ft. Bragg. He received his first lieutenancy at Fr. Benning, Ga. after a three months stay there. Overseas he served in the North African invasion as a member of the 47th regiment of the famous ninth division. Capt. Neelley received the Silver Star for gallantry outside of the line of duty during the Tunisian campaign and at the end of the Sicilian campaign had participated in five major battles. After a rest period spend in England, Capt. Neelley was sent to Normandy on D Day and participated in the capture of Cherbourg. He was recently put in command of a rifle brigade and it was while serving in this capacity that he was killed. |
Story of "Raiders" 47th Regiment Infantry |
Brother's James V | Robah Noel NEELLEY | |
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DATE DE NAISSANCE | 19 june 1921 | |
STATE | Guilford County NORTH CAROLINA | |
FAMILY |
Son of Robah Lee NEELLEY & Frances WHITELEY NEELLEY Siblings: Annie Lee, James V, James V & Robah Noel | |
ARMY | US Navy |
SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO |
Abmc.gov - Honorstates.org - Findagrave.com - 9thinfantrydivision.net – J-F PELLOUAIS |
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PROGRAMMEURS | Frédéric & Renaud |